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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Burlap News

I bought burlap this morning. I'm going to be using it for the table runners as well as a few other decoration projects. I'm a little nervous because I haven't worked with burlap before but I'm determined to make it work. I just love the way it looks!

First up, the table runners. I am really hoping that these suckers are easy to sew! I don't think it will be too awfully complex. I bought the 12" roll purposely so that I wouldn't have to cut and sew much. I'm going to leave the edges as they are. Then I'll just have to cut them to fit the tables length-wise and then sew up the ends. I haven't decided if I'm going to cut them straight across or put in a pattern at the ends (possibly a V or an inverted V). It will depend on how easy the burlap is to work with.

Next up, these beautiful burlap pew cones. I'm going to use them to hang from the chairs on the end of the rows at our ceremony (previously I had thought about pails or cans but I just fell in love with these). You can buy a tutorial on Etsy for these (or just buy them for $10), but I'm just going to wing it. I mean, how hard can it really be? (I'm fairly certain this is how a lot of terrible DIY projects begin! ha!).

After that, I will be attempting some burlap bunting. I want it to say "Love is Sweet." And then I'm going to put it around the cake table. :) I think it will be fantastic. I don't think that this project will be that hard, but I'm probably going to save it for last because I don't want to run out of time on the other burlap projects. If I've still got time for this one, then I'll work on it. If not, I won't be completely heartbroken.

Lastly, I will probably be wrapping our mason jars in burlap and ribbon for the centerpieces. First I'm going to finish the burlap table runners and see if putting burlap on the mason jars will be too much burlap for one table. I think it will be fine since I plan on putting the jars on top of the vintage books, but I want to make sure. If I do decide to do this project, It should be super simple. First, I'll have to find the mason jars! Anyone know anyplace I can get pint sized mason jars for cheap??

3 comments:

I also used burlap for our table runners, and chair ties for our wedding reception. I also used it for other little details. I bought it from Joannes Fabric when they were having a sale, and it probably cost me about $100 for everything. I think the chair ties were the most time consuming thing! They really took so much time. Thankfully, after the wedding I was able to sell our runners so I was able to make some of that money back.

I can't wait to see how it turns out! If you sell yours after the wedding, make sure to keep one or two for yourself so if you entertain you'll have some handy :)

What was your experience making the runners? Did you wash or pre-treat the burlap in anyway? I'm making burlap runners and sashes for my wedding as well and I was planning on buying a roll also from the same place.

The runners were really simple. I didn't wash them or treat them at all. I was worried about the fabric coming apart so I just didn't bother. The burlap had a faint smell, but it wasn't noticeable when the tables were set. They held up well and looked really nice. I definitely recommend Uline.